No 2 Dutch Troop Commandos

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Meirionnydd
Town: Porthmadog
County: Gwynedd
Country: Wales
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 60689

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Current location

Lefthand side of entrance to Spooners Railway Restaurant
approaching from the town.
Spooners Railway Restaurant & Shop
Harbour Station
Porthmadog
Meirionnydd
Gwynedd
LL49 9NF
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 571 383
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rectangular slate tablet with Dutch Commando emblem incised and coloured red top centre and inscription below in white lettering.

Inscription

TO COMMEMORATE AND THANK/ THE PEOPLE OF PORTHMADOG/ FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY/ DURING OUR TIME WITH THEM IN/ 1942-1943/ No.2 DUTCH TROOP COMMANDOS

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 406mm, width 584mm
Materials: Slate

Condition

NO 2 DUTCH TROOP COMMANDOS
WMO ID: 145239
Condition: Good [last updated on 24-07-2014]
Help update these details if the condition is wrong

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Festiniog Railway Magazine No 177 (Summer2002)

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